People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan
Japan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0006 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0006 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0006 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2000.
Japan ranks 164th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | +101.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 people per person | +50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 people per person | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 people per person | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 people per person | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 people per person | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 people per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 people per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 people per person | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 people per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 people per person | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 people per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 people per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 people per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 people per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 people per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 people per person | +4.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0006 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0006 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +101.2% | 0 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2002 | +50.4% | 0 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Japan was 0.0006 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Japan ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.